having trouble tracing a short

[sambalayne]

so theres a short somewhere in this wire in my van. having trouble tracing this wire so i just want to cut it both ends and replace it. but i cant find the other end of it and the service manuel makes no mention of the junction block. anyone know where this wire ends?

[Leeann_93]

Is this what you're talking about? It's hard to tell...

[lummox]

tip: remove fuse and jumper it with a headlight. If the headlight is bright, it's grounding and you have a short. Keep messing with the wires til you can get the headlight to go on and off, then you have your culprit.

Use an appropriate amperage bulb for the circuit. Low amp circuits sometimes require smaller bulbs, like a 1157.

[Big_kid]

Would that be in all the mess behind the battery?

[Phantom]

Did you find it yet? it looks like on your diagram that it is coming from the fuse for the Horn , and comes off of it to the junction box , you should be able to remove a screw that holds the fuse block and see where that wire goes , if you are going to replace it , do you have the page of diagram that shows where the red wire goes , it should be with the rest of the wiring diagrams on another page , If you do not find it I will hook up my other pc that has that stuff on it and look for it . It may go from the fuse block to the bulkhead and then change colors from there .